"I cant escape anymore, if I escape again, the Red Ming divine power in my body will be completely consumed. Once the divine power is consumed, I will definitely die, and I wont even have the ability to struggle." Ji Ning suddenly stopped, then turned around to look at the nine ugly giants who were already chasing after him with extreme anger, each of them holding a stone club and rushing over with their big feet.

  "Finally didnt escape."

  "Humans, youre almost out of divine power, arent you?"

  "Lets have a running competition, and after running for a few more days, we wont be afraid of you humans." The nine ugly giants all looked as if they wanted to swallow the human in front of them whole.

  Ji Ning stood calmly with a sword in each hand.

  In the face of life and death, Jingnings mind was exceptionally clear. At this moment, all other thoughts were thrown to the back of his mind, and he only had this battle in his heart.

  "Hmm." Just as the nine ugly giants rushed forward, Ji Ning immediately charged forward, and the three fire lotus leaves and three water lotus leaves around his body also rotated and stirred. As soon as those alien giants approached Ji Ning, their bodies shook violently, unable to form a siege.

  Ji Nings sword moved.

  Sword like fire!

  Wanton slaughter!

  "Haha, the sword is too weak."

  "Its too weak." The ugly giants didnt care at all, and Ji Nings sword, which had pierced through the dense black lights obstruction, could only leave a faint scar on their faces.

  Ji Ning was very calm, he just did his best.

  "My divine power is almost depleted." Ji Ning sensed his own divine power and gritted his teeth, suddenly launching a fierce upward charge, as if the Great Peng was flying up to the heavens.

  Whoosh!

  The corridor was over 100 meters high, and Ji Ning easily jumped to a height of 100 meters. As he soared through the air, two ancient Dao symbols appeared in his hands - one was the Lightweight Symbol, and the other was the Divine Movement Symbol. The Primordial True Yuan within his body instantly surged into these two symbols, and two strange powers immediately flooded into Ji Nings body.

  "The final sword!" Ji Ning touched the top of the corridor and kicked both feet, bursting out with all his strength!

  Dive down!

  Hurry!

  Hurry!

  Hurry!

  With the help of the rebound force from the top of the corridor, the terrifying degree of "Wind Wing Escape", the falling degree of gravity itself, and the even faster degree added by the Light Body Symbol and the Divine Movement Symbol! At this moment, Ji Nings downward diving speed reached an unimaginable level, as fast as a flowing light!

  Speed is power, when speed reaches its extreme, the swords might will naturally be great.

  "A drop of water, implying the meaning of dripping water piercing stone. A drop of water can become a thin thread, a fine stream, or a vast river and ocean." When Ji Ning executed the killing move "Dripping Water Pierces Stone" from the Dripping Water Scripture as he dove downwards, scenes of his father Ji Yichuan instructing him in swordsmanship flashed through his mind. His father had once demonstrated the Three Dripping Water Nine Swords three times before him.

  At this moment, Ji Ning suddenly understood with a desperate heart.

  Father practiced swordsmanship very slowly, starting with the move "Dripping Water Pierces Stone", followed by "Silk Rain Becomes a Line", "Flowing Water Does Not Rot" and "Flowing Water Has No Emotion". Afterwards, he returned to "Dripping Water Pierces Stone".

  Then turned into light rain heavy rain like a curtain water curtain connected to the sky, and finally returned to dripping water penetrates the stone!

  Then it turned into fine water flows dripping water does not leak, and finally returned to dripping water penetrates the stone!

  "A single drop of water can pierce a stone, it is the strongest move. Yet, it is also the weakest move. The profundity of The Water Drop Sutra is endless and boundless, one can ponder on it for an entire lifetime. Remember... water drops pierce stones!" Ji Yichuan said these words back then, Ji Ning thought he understood them.

  After a night of enlightenment and wandering between life and death several times, Ji Ning finally truly understood his fathers painstaking efforts.

  "This is the move."

  "A drop of water!"

  Ji Ning charged downwards with his sword in hand, and with a single move, he lured the ugly giants stone club away, causing it to smash to one side. Meanwhile, Ji Nings right-hand sword stabbed directly at the ugly giants head! The ugly giants stone club had already been knocked off course, and naturally, he couldnt defend against it in time. However, he wasnt afraid in the slightest: "You cant hurt me!"

  "Through the stone!" Ji Nings eyes were calm as he looked at that ugly skull.

  Hmph!

  One sword was like water, like a heavy drop of water falling onto the stone, splashing! In an instant, one sword pierced through the dense black fogs obstruction, deeply stabbing into that ugly giants skull, even piercing into his abdominal cavity. The contained terrifying heavenly power directly erupted, and inside his body there wasnt any defense to resist, instantly boom! Directly exploding, turning into a pool of black water, the armor and stone club also fell to the ground.

  "Received." Ji Ning immediately stored that suit of armor and stone staff into his own Storage Treasure.

  That black water suddenly condensed and transformed into a giant foreigner again. This foreigner giant exclaimed, "How is this possible? How is this possible?"

  "Nothing is impossible." Ji Ning had already completely relaxed, he understood that these nine alien giants could no longer hinder him.

  "Die."

  Ji Ning manipulated the Water Fire Lotus, swiftly crushing the giant barbarian into a puddle of black water once again. Without the protection of his Daoist armor, the giant barbarian was completely unable to withstand the crushing force of Ji Nings Water Fire Lotus.

  "You eight will also die." Ji Ning turned into a phantom, flickering repeatedly.

  It takes nine sets of Daobing armor to unite, and now those alien giants cant even unite. Facing Jinings powerful swordsmanship... they cant escape even more, one by one being beheaded. Even the Daobing armor and stone clubs were taken into Jinings storage treasure.

  "Die."

  Ji Ning stood still, relying solely on his Tai Yin and Tai Yang divine marks to manipulate the six pairs of water and fire lotus flowers, repeatedly crushing the nine alien giants, turning them into black water time and again, even as they recondensed, Ji Ning crushed them once more.

  After just a few times of being crushed, the nine alien giants finally completely dispersed and could no longer gather.

  The mist at both ends of the corridor also gradually dispersed.

  "Father." Ji Ning whispered to herself.

  Although he had previously gained insight into the truth in water, fire and wind, Ji Ning had already grasped a thread of true meaning. However, understanding is one thing, being able to apply it is another matter altogether. Ji Ning only knew the Water Fire Lotus move, which was actually mainly for defense and not good at offense.

  Just now, Ji Ning relied on his own foundation and his fathers guidance to finally understand the ultimate truth of "The Water Drop Sutra" - the true meaning of water drop!

  According to boundary division.

  The unity of heaven and man is the true meaning of the Tao!

  "This drop of water is the root of all things. A single drop of water, thats the foundation. When many drops of water come together, they form a line, and thats silk rain. When even more drops gather, they start to flow with life force, and thats flowing water doesnt rot. And when the waves surge and no one can stop them, thats flowing water is ruthless. Yet endless drops of water gathering together are still just a drop of water."

  "Dripping water penetrates stone, its the strongest move of Dripping Water Technique. But also the weakest." Ji Ning smiled, "Defense is the same, gentle rain, torrential downpour, water curtain covering the sky, in the end all gathering into dripping water penetrating stone. That gentle flowing water, not a single drop leaking, can also gather into dripping water penetrating stone."

  "A drop of water reveals the truth."

  "Its a never-ending cycle." Ji Ning sighed, "No wonder Father said that dripping water can wear away a stone in a lifetime."

  There is no doubt that Father had long since grasped the true meaning of "a drop of water".

  Understand the "Drip Water Sutra" can infinitely cycle up, but truly spend a lifetime for it.

  Strictly speaking...

  Once the true meaning of "Dripping Water" is grasped, the "Dripping Water Scripture" itself becomes useless. Perhaps the ancestors who created this scripture only grasped the realm of the true meaning of "Dripping Water", and coincidentally created the nine moves that can circulate endlessly under certain circumstances. Of course, its also possible that a powerful deity or immortal deliberately created this sword technique that can be infinitely upgraded in a loop.

  "Dripping water penetrates the stone." Ji Ning muttered to himself, then closed his eyes and began to rest. The previous battle had been too exhausting.

  ……

  After resting and eating his fill, Ji Ning regained his energy and began to perfect his Droplet of Water True Intent. Once he grasped the Droplet of Water True Intent... he could use a single droplet of water to create a thread, unleashing the Silken Rain Turns into Threads technique, which would be even more powerful than the Droplet Pierces Stone technique.

  Time flies.

  Ji Ning ate and drank, fortunately, he had some food from Na Jing and Tie Mu Zhans storage treasure before. What he lacked most now was time. The more time passed, if his "Chi Ming Nine Heaven Chart" could be upgraded one level higher, if his swordsmanship could be improved to a stronger level, the chances of survival would naturally increase.

  Ji Ning understands...

  The first pass can only be passed by relying on the water and fire lotus, and the second pass is even more precarious, barely breaking through after realizing the true meaning of dripping water. According to this increasing degree of difficulty, the third pass will definitely be terrifying. That Zhuhua Xianren publicly accepts apprentices, the difficulty of this third pass can be imagined.

  ……

  Wingsnake Lake Shore.

  Ji Yichuan and Wei Chixue, the couple, stayed by the lake, waiting silently for their sons return. However, as time went by, they became increasingly anxious. The longer the delay, the lower the possibility of their son being alive.

  "Cough, cough." Yu Chi Xue was coughing.

  "Dont worry, dont worry." Ji Yichuan looked at his wife, who had been ill for just over a month, and felt increasingly heartbroken.

  "I also cant help but worry." Wei Chi Xue gazed out at the endless waters of Winged Snake Lake, sighing, "But Ning Er, Ning Er... its already been over a month, why hasnt he come out yet, why hasnt he come out yet?!"

  For Wei Chi Xue, her son is her everything.

  "Our son will definitely come back, he definitely will. Youve had a weak body since you were pregnant with Ninger, and you cant get angry or anxious, you know that too, take good care of your body." Ji Yichuan was also worried, his heart was tied to his son, but he was also worried about his wife beside him, ever since that big battle on the way back from the North Sea...

  Although Bai Shui Ze managed to escape with his seriously injured wife, and their child was born safely, both the wife and child were left behind.

  "Ji Ning." Ji Yi Chuan also gazed out at the endless lake waters, "You must come back alive."

  ……

  Endless corridor.

  There is no sun or moon in the corridor, and time passes vaguely. My own appetite is big, and the food stored by Nazhi is not much, nor is the food stored by Tiewu. After all, you can hunt anywhere on the vast land of Yanshan, and before that, Nazhis space was limited, how could there be too much?

  In just over a months time, all the inventory will be sold out.

  "Slender streams of water and silken rain merged into a line, also blending with the true meaning of dripping water." Ji Ning thought to himself, one defense and one offense, his strength had made great progress, "More than a month of cultivation, my divine power has also become more profound. This third trial is also the final battle..."

  Ji Ning understood the terror and danger of the final pass.

  Its also clear that as long as one can get through it, they will be able to survive.

  If you cant get through, then youre dead!

  "Its life and death, all in this moment."

  "Im dead, Im afraid Ill have to go to the underworld. This time, I probably wont be so lucky as to avoid Meng Pos soup. After drinking Meng Pos soup, I wont be myself anymore." Ji Ning had a faint feeling, it was the intuition of a strong soul after death, and he had an extremely terrifying feeling, as if what awaited him was an extremely terrible disaster.

  "Lets settle this once and for all."

  Ji Ning held the Northern Profound Sword in each hand and walked directly to the corridor on the other side of the corner, where there were three corpses that had not completely rotted away on the floor, as well as some scattered magical treasures.

  Ji Ning directly sensed the spiritual energy rising, and very calmly refined it. Upon inspection, the storage treasure contained thousands of treasures, all of which were easily refined. Indeed, they were all inferior treasures, but... such a terrifying quantity was also an astonishing wealth. However, Ji Ning remained calm, because... if he died, what use would these be?

  "Its finally here." A hoarse voice sounded, speaking in the common language of the Great Xia Dynasty.

  Ji Ning immediately looked over.

  All that could be seen was a figure emerging from the distant, swirling black fog. He had a hunched body, gleaming green eyes, and his entire body was covered in black fur. He seemed to be walking slowly, but each step spanned dozens of meters: "Unfortunately, you are too weak."

  Wow!

  In an instant, it arrived in front of Ji Ning, and the grayish-brown giant palm that seemed to be made of straw mats brought a strong aura of death directly slapped towards Ji Ning. This simple slap was so fast that Ji Ning couldnt dodge, and could only use his dual swords to defend against the ultimate defensive move "Trickling Water Flows Far". The defensive move "Trickling Water Flows Far" also contained the true meaning of "Dripping Water".

  "Bang!" Ji Ning was instantly blown away, and his hands were also instantly severely painful and numb.

  "No——" Ji Ning wanted to grasp the hand holding the Northern Frost Sword, but if the sword flew away, what use would his swordsmanship be? However, his fingers had already gone completely numb and lost all sensation. Whoosh! Whoosh! The severed fingers and two Northern Frost Swords directly floated off into the distance, crashing into the wall of the corridor far away and producing a clear ringing sound.

  Ji Nings entire body cracked open, spewing out a bloody mist. Both hands had their fingers severed, and his whole person flew through the air, wrapped in a cloud of blood, before smashing into the ground far away.

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  The end of this volume!